@article{ref1,
title="Unequal sexual health - Differences between detained youth and their same aged peers",
journal="Scandinavian journal of public health",
year="2013",
author="Lindroth, Malin and Tikkanen, Ronny and Löfgren-Mårtenson, Lotta",
volume="41",
number="7",
pages="722-728",
abstract="Purpose: To describe sexual health risks in an understudied group, youth in detention, and compare these to sexual health risks among non-detained youth. In addition, variables predicting adverse sexual health outcomes are sought and compared. Methods: In 2009, a self-administered questionnaire on sexuality was conducted amongst youth in Sweden. In 2010, the same Internet-based questionnaire was applied in a study at Swedish detention centres. In this article, sexually active youth aged 15-20 years in the two groups are compared and bivariate logistic regression analyses are conducted in order to find predictors of adverse sexual health outcomes, among detainees and non-detainees respectively. Results: Major differences between the detained and the non-detained concerning a majority of risk-taking variables exist. Conclusions: Although detained youth display several risky sexual behaviors, no specific risk factors are found in a logistic regression analysis. However, this is a vulnerable group. The mere fact that an adolescent is placed at a detention centre should be an imperative for professionals to address the subject of sexual health and safer sex. Furthermore, the results will be used in a forthcoming sex education curriculum tailored especially at detained youth. This is one, but by far not the only way to minimize the health inequalities that are presented in this study.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1403-4948",
doi="10.1177/1403494813487448",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494813487448"
}